Synonyms for rink


Grammar : Noun
Spell : ringk
Phonetic Transcription : rɪŋk

Top 10 synonyms for rink Other synonyms for the word rink

Définition of rink

Origin :
  • late 14c., Scottish dialect, probably from Old French renc, reng "row, line," from Frankish and ultimately connected with ring (n.1). Probably confused in meaning with ring (n.1) in sense of "area marked out for a sporting contest." From 1787 in curling; ice hockey sense first attested 1896.
  • As in arena : noun building or enclosure for entertainment or sports
  • As in ring : noun circle; circular object
  • As in sports arena : noun place for athletic play
  • As in field : noun arena with special use, as athletics
  • As in gymnasium : noun arena for sports, recreation
Example sentences :
  • He bought the rink and the ground beneath it and some more alongside.
  • Extract from : « 'Charge It' » by Irving Bacheller
  • I am afraid I can't get a rink built for you in a day, but I'll see what we can do.
  • Extract from : « Sarah's School Friend » by May Baldwin
  • We might go down to the rink father had made on purpose for Horatia.
  • Extract from : « Sarah's School Friend » by May Baldwin
  • All were on their feet looking towards the back of the rink.
  • Extract from : « Watch Yourself Go By » by Al. G. Field
  • The Eskimo hero is conveyed to his wife on a salmon's tail (Rink, p. 145).
  • Extract from : « The Science of Fairy Tales » by Edwin Sidney Hartland
  • We hurried on to the hotel; but as we passed the rink the President stopped me for a chat.
  • Extract from : « Once a Week » by Alan Alexander Milne
  • There'd be a dead Rink layin' round in less 'n half a shake.
  • Extract from : « The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 14, No. 85, November, 1864 » by Various
  • Your father and I have dug for treasure in the Camp of Rink, with our knives, when we were boys.
  • Extract from : « The Gold Of Fairnilee » by Andrew Lang
  • The rink and the ground opposite the hotel were in full tilt.
  • Extract from : « Their Pilgrimage » by Charles Dudley Warner
  • The rink has its world as the opera has, its romances and its heroes.
  • Extract from : « Their Pilgrimage » by Charles Dudley Warner
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